Safe Access to Care Act mandates healthcare facilities to publicize patient rights and obligations regarding immigration enforcement.
The Safe Access to Care Act requires certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and healthcare facility obligations concerning immigration enforcement. It defines unlawful or non-judicially authorized immigration enforcement actions at a healthcare facility as a workplace threat or hazard. The act mandates that healthcare facilities provide patients with rights such as receiving care free from unlawful interference by civil immigration enforcement agents and keeping their health information confidential.
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